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Continue reading →: Elon Musk posts video of the production line to show it’s workingElon Musk tries to clarify on the most recent Tesla drama. During last week, several analysts suggested that Model 3 was being manually produced due to parts of the automated process in the factory being incomplete. Growing pains in new factories are normal. However, in Tesla’s reality everything is amplified…
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Continue reading →: The empire strikes back: Walmart launches Mobile Express Returns
Walmart is launching a new service called Mobile Express Returns. This should allow people to return goods using an app and then using an exclusive lane in-store for this purpose. This is another interesting move by the retailer founded by Sam Walton to develop online retailing skills. Walmart has been…
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Continue reading →: See how the Toyota Mirai is produced – mostly manually.At a time when so much has been said about Tesla’s Model 3 shortfall production – the electric car company has only produced 216 cars versus the 1,500 expected – here is a video showing how the low-volume Mirai is being produced by Toyota. Worth seeing the inner-lookings of low-volume…
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Continue reading →: The Winter Is Coming: A Case For A RecessionPhoto credit: Matty Ring Summary To beat the market, investors should ponder extreme scenarios, even some unfathomable ones. Nine years into the present bull market, it is an interesting exercise to speculate about how the next recession might come about. Interest rates and market confidence in Trump’s ability seem to…
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Continue reading →: Tesla’s Secret Sauce: Startup Leadership StyleHuman organizations tend to have two stages. First, they are fueled by inspiration. There is a small group of individuals who draw their organizational vision from instinct and personal experience. In modern business literature, this stage is better known as startup phase. Later, organizations inspect successful endeavors and extract the…
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Continue reading →: Mr. Buffet make us (and yourself) a favor and buy TeslaThis might seem like the worst idea that anyone has ever tried to sell to Berkshire. However, this speculation makes a lot more sense than it seems at first glance. Let’s see: Regret During Berkshire’s annual meeting, Warren Buffet has acknowledged regret by having missed on the Google (GOOGL) and…
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Continue reading →: The Aftermath Of The French Elections: Revisiting Investment PlaysThe market atmosphere is changing. The French election brought an end to another chapter of the European saga. It is time to reevaluate my investment plays. Most companies I own have good perspectives for future growth, but I don’t mind reducing positions in 2 or 3 stocks, especially, if they…
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Continue reading →: Coach Inc. (COH): From Good To GreatThe turnaround thesis for Coach is showing signs of being correct. Slow growth is the main persistent problem. The company shows signs of being open to go with a growth through acquisitions approach. If that materializes, a more complex thesis is necessary for Coach. Photo credit: bargainmoose Coach investment thesis…
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Continue reading →: There are serious risks in Intel’s plan to dominate the self-driving marketIntel’s plan to become the leader in self-driving seems a great idea on paper. No one doubts there is a bright future for self-driving cars and Intel wants to lead the pack. However, the acquisition doesn’t come without serious risks. For starters, Intel has made huge commitments in areas outside…
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Continue reading →: Tesla: 3 Things that I’ve learned from the 2016 resultsIncome statement will keep evolving in the following years Tesla’s 16Q4 results are out and they are, basically, meaningless. The next couple of quarters won’t give much of an idea about the Income Statement in the long-term. Solar City acquisition will take time to digest and there are more variables…





